tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post6390054225532268510..comments2024-03-27T04:46:33.198-07:00Comments on Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: Controversy over Marbles "Largely a Matter of Greek Politics"Paul Barfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-11322954728577061702009-07-05T02:46:12.665-07:002009-07-05T02:46:12.665-07:00Dr Opoku's paper, I think, is also here:
http...Dr Opoku's paper, I think, is also here:<br /><br />http://www.elginism.com/20090622/2134/#more-2134Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16234273951395525347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-65834804888408635622009-07-03T04:27:26.556-07:002009-07-03T04:27:26.556-07:00Thanks, nice to hear from somebody who likes it, I...Thanks, nice to hear from somebody who likes it, I mostly tend to hear from the other lot...Paul Barfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-296243415803892722009-07-03T04:07:04.840-07:002009-07-03T04:07:04.840-07:00heh heh.
Keep up the good work Paul. I really lik...heh heh.<br /><br />Keep up the good work Paul. I really like this blog, and David Gill's<br /><br />J. MaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16234273951395525347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-26526736185314376552009-07-02T02:47:59.146-07:002009-07-02T02:47:59.146-07:00"an institution that claims to encompass &quo..."an institution that claims to encompass "world history" and universality, but is named after one nation state" <br /><br />and a relatively new one at that...Paul Barfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-24147454354710949422009-07-02T02:37:22.316-07:002009-07-02T02:37:22.316-07:00Is the following "cultural nationalism" ...Is the following "cultural nationalism" ? Housing all the remains of the Parthenon frieze under a single roof, in a manner that helps the viewer clearly understand its function and impact, close to its original context, along with the votive and architectural fiinds from the shrine where the temple stood, as part of a museum that explores the history of the site but also the layered urban story of part of the area. My answer that is this is not cultural nationalism, but good archaeological practice. <br /><br />On the other hand, is this "cultural nationalism" ? Keeping the Parthenon frieze as one item among many, in an institution that claims to encompass "world history" and universality, but is named after one nation state and is garnished with artefacts grabbed (legally or not, but always with a curious sense of entitlement) from the world at the time of the ascendance and power of that nation-state. My answer is that this is cultural nationalism, in the not very self-aware form of nostalgia for the grandeur embodied by the voracious collecting of the imperial nation-state at the hight of its economic and military success, and by the peculiar convenience of having the spoils of the world easily accessible to the stroller in the imperial capital. That this possessive collector's nostalgia is hidden under claims to "Enlightenment universality" does not make it less obvious (come, examine and compare the wonders of "world culture"β all of which happens to be in my museum)β except to the collector.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16234273951395525347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-87611545379350600412009-07-01T05:19:31.813-07:002009-07-01T05:19:31.813-07:00The New Acropolis Museum seems to be making a lot ...The New Acropolis Museum seems to be making a lot of people dizzy and unable to follow facts or the logic of the relations between Britain and Greece regarding the Parthenon/Elgin Marbles. Surely, it is the height of hypocrisy for a British newspaper to accuse the Greeks of nationalism.(For a discussion on this baseless accusation, see K. Opoku, βCan Nationalism be sold as Internationalism via the British Museum?β http://www.modernghana.com )<br />It is sad that respectable British newspapers are producing such partial and unhelpful articles on this matter. Even more shocking is the failure of the British Establishment and the British Museum to attend the opening of the new museum. What kind of impression do they hope to make?<br /><br />K.Opoku.DR.KWAME OPOKUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10807521316037049823noreply@blogger.com